A keypad touch user interface method and a mobile terminal using the same

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EP 1 873 622 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/01

(21)	Application number: 07108752.2

(22)	Date of filing: 23.05.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 3/048^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

26.06.2006 KR 20060057393

(71)	Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
	Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kang, Tae Young unknown (KR) Hong, Nho Kyung unknown (KR) Lee, Chang Hoon Gyeonggi-do (KR) Lee, Bong Won unknown (KR)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)

(54)	A keypad touch user interface method and a mobile terminal using the same

(57) A user interface method and a mobile terminal is disclosed. If a finger touches and moves in a specific direction on a keypad having a touch sensor, a touch is detected by the touch sensor and a type of touch direction is identified by a control unit according to the angle of a touch direction. A screen of a display unit is partitioned into a plurality of blocks, and a screen highlight is located at a specific block. The control unit for moving the screen highlight on the display unit according to the type of the touch direction. A path of the screen highlight is set in one of a forward direction with continuous movement, a forward direction with discontinuous movement, a backward direction with continuous movement, anda backward direction with discontinuousmovement. A user interface according to the present invention can include a pointer in the display uni t, the pointer being controlled by linking a pointer position with a touch position.

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